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The RRSP deadline has come and gone, and here are the results: Only four in ten Canadians made the RRSP contribution for 2011, according to BMO Annual Post-RRSP Deadline Study.

  • March 5, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 09:24

Battered financial markets and anaemic economic growth have forced Canadians to make debt management, not retirement, the primary focus of financial planning.

  • January 19, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 13:05

Less than a week into the new year, Canadian investors are being warned they face an uphill battle.

  • January 5, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 13:43

When it comes to financial planning, younger Canadians are all about debt reduction, not retirement planning, says a new CIBC poll.

  • December 28, 2011 September 13, 2019
  • 11:14

Forget shedding pounds, it’s saving dollars that’s an overriding priority for Canadians pondering a worthy New Year’s resolution, according to a poll from Investors Group.

  • December 23, 2011 September 13, 2019
  • 08:00

The non-stop rollercoaster ride of 2011 has done little to erode the undying optimism of Canadian money managers who are betting on 2012 being a good year for investment returns.

  • December 20, 2011 September 13, 2019
  • 12:51

The uneven global economic recovery will continue to create a two-speed world where emerging economies will persistently outpace those in the developed world.

  • December 6, 2011 September 13, 2019
  • 10:43

The newly re-introduced Pooled Retirement Pension Plan (PRPP) may be touted as the cure-all for all Canada’s flailing retirement savings system, but a rather unimpressed advice industry regards it as just another tool.

  • November 18, 2011 September 13, 2019
  • 11:46

The eurozone’s days are numbered and it’s a matter of time before the common currency falls apart. The latest escalation in the eurozone debt crisis is seen by industry experts as the beginning of the end.

  • November 11, 2011 September 13, 2019
  • 10:29

Canadians award themselves a B on their level of financial literacy, but say they need to learn a great deal more, according to research from Investors Group.

  • November 10, 2011 September 13, 2019
  • 10:01